Forcing time delays?

Burga1 · 05-15-2008, 08:44 PM

Greetings,

Is it possible to setup a time delay/pause? I'd like to "pause" NT for a short period of time within a strategy (maybe a few minutes). A command like "Sleep(X);" seems to cause an error.

Thank you.

NinjaTrader_Dierk · 05-15-2008, 11:17 PM

Unfortunately this is not supported.

Note: You NEVER should code something like Sleep() in NinjaScript, since this could throw off NT internal logic.

Burga1 · 05-16-2008, 11:09 AM

Thanks for the reply. If a command like Sleep is not permissable, how do people normally "delay" their strategies?

I simply want to "wait" for some outside (of NT) process to complete, then "continue" on with the strategy as some data from the outside process will be required to be "read into" the strategy to continue.

NinjaTrader_Dierk · 05-16-2008, 11:10 AM

Check out this sample which uses a timer: http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/v...ead.php?t=5965

Burga1 · 05-16-2008, 11:28 AM

Thank you for the link!

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NinjaTrader_Dierk Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bamberg, Germany Posts: 9,994 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 times in 6 posts	Unfortunately this is not supported. Note: You NEVER should code something like Sleep() in NinjaScript, since this could throw off NT internal logic. Dierk NinjaTrader Customer Service Use Kinetick, NinjaTrader’s preferred market data service - Learn More Free online training events - View Schedule
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05-16-2008, 11:09 AM	#3
Burga1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 388 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times in 0 posts	Thanks for the reply. If a command like Sleep is not permissable, how do people normally "delay" their strategies? I simply want to "wait" for some outside (of NT) process to complete, then "continue" on with the strategy as some data from the outside process will be required to be "read into" the strategy to continue.
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05-16-2008, 11:10 AM	#4
NinjaTrader_Dierk Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bamberg, Germany Posts: 9,994 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 times in 6 posts	Check out this sample which uses a timer: http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/v...ead.php?t=5965 Dierk NinjaTrader Customer Service Use Kinetick, NinjaTrader’s preferred market data service - Learn More Free online training events - View Schedule
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05-16-2008, 11:28 AM	#5
Burga1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 388 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times in 0 posts	Thank you for the link!
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